diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index 548433d..698f83c 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.10 (krowlog)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" project-jdk-name="Python 3.11 (krowlog)" project-jdk-type="Python SDK" />
 </project>
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diff --git a/.idea/ravenlog.iml b/.idea/ravenlog.iml
index e3f48f8..1fdb078 100644
--- a/.idea/ravenlog.iml
+++ b/.idea/ravenlog.iml
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
     <content url="file://$MODULE_DIR$">
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/venv310" />
       <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/3rd-party" />
+      <excludeFolder url="file://$MODULE_DIR$/venv311" />
     </content>
-    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.10 (krowlog)" jdkType="Python SDK" />
+    <orderEntry type="jdk" jdkName="Python 3.11 (krowlog)" jdkType="Python SDK" />
     <orderEntry type="sourceFolder" forTests="false" />
   </component>
 </module>
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diff --git a/instructions.md b/instructions.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6bc4345
--- /dev/null
+++ b/instructions.md
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+# Instructions
+
+## Build Standalone Bundle
+
+You can create a bundle that includes everything, including Python, for easy distribution.
+
+Just run `make_installer.py` with the following command. The distribution can be found in `dist/krowlog` You will have
+to run this on all target platforms.
+
+```
+venv311/bin/python make_installer.py
+```
+
+## Update Python
+
+1. install the latest python version. We need the dev version, because PyInstaller requires it.
+   `sudo apt install python-3.11-dev python-3.11-venv`
+2. create new virtual environment with `python3.11 -m venv /path/to/venv`
+3. select the venv in PyCharm
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